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Metropolitan Water District Asks Customers To Save 20 Gallons A Day Or Face Possible Rate IncreaseOrange County Register – By Doug IvringOrange County water suppliers want to put an end to long, hot showers.They want people to turn off the faucet when they brush their teeth, and to start using a broom instead of a hose to clean the driveway. Most of all, they want everybody to start paying close attention to how much water they use – and to start saving 20 gallons a day.The county isn’t facing the kind of strict water limits and usage penalties it saw in the early 1990s – not yet, anyway. But its main supplier, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, has put it on notice that rate increases and rationing are coming.